Trimeresurus karanshahi
| Trimeresurus karanshahi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Viperidae |
| Subfamily: | Crotalinae |
| Genus: | Trimeresurus |
| Species: | T. karanshahi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trimeresurus karanshahi Orlov & Helfenberger, 1997 | |
| Synonyms | |
- Common names: (Shah's Bamboo Pitviper).
Trimeresurus karanshahi is a venomous pit viper species described from central Nepal in the Himalayas. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3] More recent work has found that this species is a synonym of Trimeresurus tibetanus, and the latter name has priority and is therefore the correct one to use[4]
Etymology
The specific name, karanshahi, is in honor of Mr. Karan Bahadur Shah, Professor of Herpetology and Mammalogy at Tribhuvan University in Nepal.[5]
Geographic range
Known only from the type locality given, which is "Central Nepal, Bagmati Province, Godavari village" (in the Himalayas).[2]
See also
- List of crotaline species and subspecies
- Trimeresurus by common name
- Trimeresurus by taxonomic synonyms
- Crotalinae by common name
- Crotalinae by taxonomic synonyms
- Snakebite
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Trimeresurus karanshahi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
- ↑ Tillack, F. , M. Lorenz, N.L. Orlov, N. Helfenberger, K.B. Shah & W. Eckert (2003) Shah's Grubenotter Trimeresurus karanshahi Orlov & Helfenberger, 1997 – ein Juniorsynonym von Trimeresurus tibetanus Huang, 1982 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae), mit Angaben zur Verbreitung, Biologie und der Vorstellung neuer Farbvarianten aus Zentral-Nepal. [Shah´s bamboo pitviper, Trimeresurus karanshahi Orlov & Helfenberger, 1997 – a junior synonym of Trimeresurus tibetanus Huang, 1982 (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with notes on the distribution, biology, and the introduction of new colour varieties from Central Nepal]. Sauria, Berlin 25 (2): 3-15.
- ↑ Natural History Museum Tribhuvan University. nhmnepal.org/members.php.
Further reading
- Huang ZY. 1982. [A New Species of Crotalid Snake from Tibet] (in Chinese). Fudan Journal (Natural Science) 21 (1): 116-118. (Trimeresurus tibetanus)
- Orlov N, Helfenberger N. 1998. New mountain species of Trimeresurus (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae) of the "green" pit vipers group from the Himalayas. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4 (2): 195-197. (Trimeresurus karanshahi )
External links
- Trimeresurus tibetanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 July 2007.
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